Gustation
1GUSTATION — La gustation – ou, au sens restreint, le goût – est la fonction de l’un des trois systèmes de sensibilité chimique externe. Ce système sensoriel partage, en effet, avec l’appareil olfactif et les terminaisons de la sensibilité chimique commune la …
2Gustation — Gus*ta tion, n. [L. gustatio: cf. F. gustation.] The act of tasting. [R.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …
3Gustation — Gustation, lat. dtsch., das Schmecken, gustus, der Geschmack …
4gustation — (n.) act of tasting, 1590s, from L. gustationem (nom. gustatio), noun of action from pp. stem of gustare to taste (see GUSTO (Cf. gusto)) …
5gustation — [gəs tā′shən] n. [L gustatio < pp. of gustare, to taste < gustus, a taste: see GUSTO] 1. the act of tasting 2. the sense of taste …
6gustation — noun Etymology: Latin gustation , gustatio, from gustare Date: 1599 the act or sensation of tasting …
7gustation — /gu stay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of tasting. 2. the faculty of taste. [1590 1600; < L gustation (s. of gustatio), equiv. to gustat(us) (ptp. of gustare to taste) + ion ION] * * * …
8gustation — noun The act of tasting. The organ of gustation is not, therefore, restricted to the production of that sense, but participates in the sense of touch. See Also: gustatory …
9gustation — /gʌsˈteɪʃən/ (say gus tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of tasting. 2. the faculty of taste. {Latin gustātiōn , stem of gustātiō, from gustāre to taste} …
10gustation — n. the act or capacity of tasting. Derivatives: gustative adj. gustatory adj. Etymology: F gustation or L gustatio f. gustare f. gustus taste …
